levels of social capital in commercial fisheries. This study employs network and econometric analyses to examine social … capital in the Northeast multispecies groundfish fishery. We compare alternative measurements of social capital, and find …

international cooperation efforts for sharing fisheries information, in addition to find ways to understand meta-population dynamics …"The objective is to study the resilience of the artisanal fishery system in Spiny Lobster Panulirus argus as a social … subsystem is the lobster population which simulates life history, population and metapopulation dynamics, as well as density …

"Maine is the top lobster-producing state in the United States. Its lobstering industry brings almost $300 million into … the state each year. Record-breaking numbers over the past couple of years are indicative of its sustainable lobster …

reciprocity, which underpin cooperation and collective action for mutual benefits, and creates the base for economic prosperity …

The paper addresses the effects of social relations on cooperation (or collusion) in organizations and communities … of the same community or by encouraging social interaction between employees--is shown to facilitate cooperation in … production: (a) because of available "Social Capital," the slack of net expected gains from cooperation in the social relations …

The Maine lobster fishery is one of the most economically valuable fisheries in the United States. In 2010 the fishery … brought in a record 93 million pounds of lobster and was valued at nearly $310 million. Annual catch has risen steadily over … lobster fishery. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the biological and economic status of the fishery. The …